An entity that has a state. More...

#include <entity_base.h>

Inheritance diagram for esphome::StatefulEntityBase< T >:

Public Member Functions
virtual bool	has_state () const

virtual const T &	get_state () const

virtual T	get_state_default (T default_value) const

void	invalidate_state ()

void	add_full_state_callback (std::function< void(optional< T > previous, optional< T > current)> &&callback)

void	add_on_state_callback (std::function< void(T)> &&callback)

void	set_trigger_on_initial_state (bool trigger_on_initial_state)

Public Member Functions inherited from esphome::EntityBase
const StringRef &	get_name () const

void	set_name (const char *name)

bool	has_own_name () const

std::string	get_object_id () const

void	set_object_id (const char *object_id)

void	set_name_and_object_id (const char name, const char object_id)

uint32_t	get_object_id_hash ()

bool	is_internal () const

void	set_internal (bool internal)

bool	is_disabled_by_default () const

void	set_disabled_by_default (bool disabled_by_default)

EntityCategory	get_entity_category () const

void	set_entity_category (EntityCategory entity_category)

ESPDEPRECATED("Use get_icon_ref() instead for better performance (avoids string copy). Will be removed in ESPHome 2026.5.0", "2025.11.0") std void	set_icon (const char *icon)

StringRef	get_icon_ref () const

uint32_t	get_device_id () const

void	set_device (Device *device)

bool	has_state () const

void	set_has_state (bool state)

uint32_t	get_preference_hash ()
	Get a unique hash for storing preferences/settings for this entity.

Protected Member Functions
virtual bool	set_new_state (const optional< T > &new_state)
	Set a new state for this entity.

Protected Member Functions inherited from esphome::EntityBase
StringRef	get_object_id_ref_for_api_ () const

void	calc_object_id_ ()

bool	is_object_id_dynamic_ () const
	Check if the object_id is dynamic (changes with MAC suffix)

Protected Attributes
optional< T >	state_ {}

bool	trigger_on_initial_state_ {true}

CallbackManager< void(optional< T > previous, optional< T > current)> *	full_state_callbacks_ {}

CallbackManager< void(T)> *	state_callbacks_ {}

Protected Attributes inherited from esphome::EntityBase
StringRef	name_

const char *	object_id_c_str_ {nullptr}

const char *	icon_c_str_ {nullptr}

uint32_t	object_id_hash_ {}

Device *	device_ {}

struct esphome::EntityBase::EntityFlags	flags_

Detailed Description

template<typename T>
class esphome::StatefulEntityBase< T >

An entity that has a state.

Template Parameters

T	The type of the state

Definition at line 203 of file entity_base.h.

Member Function Documentation

◆ add_full_state_callback()

template<typename T >

void esphome::StatefulEntityBase< T >::add_full_state_callback ( std::function< void(optional< T > previous, optional< T > current)> && callback )

inline

Definition at line 210 of file entity_base.h.

◆ add_on_state_callback()

template<typename T >

void esphome::StatefulEntityBase< T >::add_on_state_callback ( std::function< void(T)> && callback )

inline

Definition at line 215 of file entity_base.h.

◆ get_state()

template<typename T >

virtual const T & esphome::StatefulEntityBase< T >::get_state ( ) const

inlinevirtual

Definition at line 206 of file entity_base.h.

◆ get_state_default()

template<typename T >

virtual T esphome::StatefulEntityBase< T >::get_state_default ( T default_value ) const

inlinevirtual

Definition at line 207 of file entity_base.h.

◆ has_state()

template<typename T >

virtual bool esphome::StatefulEntityBase< T >::has_state ( ) const

inlinevirtual

Reimplemented in esphome::binary_sensor::BinarySensorInitiallyOff.

Definition at line 205 of file entity_base.h.

◆ invalidate_state()

template<typename T >

void esphome::StatefulEntityBase< T >::invalidate_state ( )

inline

Definition at line 208 of file entity_base.h.

◆ set_new_state()

template<typename T >

virtual bool esphome::StatefulEntityBase< T >::set_new_state ( const optional< T > & new_state )

inlineprotectedvirtual

Set a new state for this entity.

This will trigger callbacks only if the new state is different from the previous.

Parameters

new_state The new state.

Returns: True if the state was changed, false if it was the same as before.

Reimplemented in esphome::binary_sensor::BinarySensor.

Definition at line 233 of file entity_base.h.

◆ set_trigger_on_initial_state()

template<typename T >

void esphome::StatefulEntityBase< T >::set_trigger_on_initial_state ( bool trigger_on_initial_state )

inline

Definition at line 221 of file entity_base.h.

Field Documentation

◆ full_state_callbacks_

template<typename T >

CallbackManager<void(optional<T> previous, optional<T> current)>* esphome::StatefulEntityBase< T >::full_state_callbacks_ {}

protected

Definition at line 250 of file entity_base.h.

◆ state_

template<typename T >

optional<T> esphome::StatefulEntityBase< T >::state_ {}

protected

Definition at line 226 of file entity_base.h.

◆ state_callbacks_

template<typename T >

CallbackManager<void(T)>* esphome::StatefulEntityBase< T >::state_callbacks_ {}

protected

Definition at line 251 of file entity_base.h.

◆ trigger_on_initial_state_

template<typename T >

bool esphome::StatefulEntityBase< T >::trigger_on_initial_state_ {true}

protected

Definition at line 248 of file entity_base.h.

The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

esphome/core/entity_base.h

Public Member Functions

Protected Member Functions

Protected Attributes

Detailed Description

Member Function Documentation

◆ add_full_state_callback()

◆ add_on_state_callback()

◆ get_state()

◆ get_state_default()

◆ has_state()

◆ invalidate_state()

◆ set_new_state()

◆ set_trigger_on_initial_state()

Field Documentation

◆ full_state_callbacks_

◆ state_

◆ state_callbacks_

◆ trigger_on_initial_state_